Wearing apparel



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Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

I rrl "rs ERNEST r. PARSONS, or CLEVELAND, orrro; wrnnnn M. BALDWIN, ADr/rrnrsrnziron or SAID nnnnsr r. ran-sons, DECEASED, AssIen-on To nn reasons & PARSONS v COMIPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WEARING APPAREL.

Application filed April 12, 1926. Serial No. 101,274.

My invention relates to wearing apparel, particularly neckwear or a collar made of celluloid or equivalent material which is stiffiyfiexible. In general my object is to provide a celluloid collar having separate buttonhole tabs ailixed' to the band thereof in a simple and durable manner by means of a tongue connection. A further obyect of my invention is to provide a freely flexible tab which will permit convenient buttoning of the collar and avoid breakage of the stock or rupture at the union between the parts.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1,

is a perspective view of a collar embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is an inner view, enlarged, of a portion of the collar and one buttonhole tab afiixed thereto. Figure 3 is a horizontal section of the collar and tab on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig 4 is a view of the inner side of the collar with the tab removed, and Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the tab. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the tab on line 6-6 of Fig.- 5. Fig. 7 is-an inner view of a modified form of the invention in which the locking tongue is an integral part of the collar band. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the collar and tab on line 8-8 of Fi 7 and Figs. 9 and 10 show the same collar and tab separated. Fig.

.11 is an inner view of another form of the invention, and F1g. 12 1s a sectional view thereof on line 12-12 of Fig. 11, while Figs. 13 and 14 show the same collar and tab separated. V V

The collar shown in the drawings is of the lay down or folded type, having an outer or visible told 52 and an inner band 3. Gustomarily the band is extended beyond the end edges of the outer toldto provide integral buttonhole tabs, but in the present instance the band terminates approximately opposite the end edges 1 l, and the tabs 55 are separate pieces of the same material as the main body or of thinner-and more flexible material to promote buttoning operations at the buttonholes 6 6. Each tab 5 is secured to band 3 without the use of sep arate fastening devices, except cement.

rower at its inner end to permit it tobe inserted between the outer told 2 and band 3 w1th the upper edge 8 of the tab placed relatively near the bend or folded corner 9 of the collar and slanting upwardly. The inner end of the tab is provided with a tongue '10 which is punched out and bent to 'lie at the inner surface of band 3, where it may be cemented to the band and prevented from disengaging itself. The meeting faces of the tab and band may also be cemented together in part or wholly wherever engaged,

thus fixing the tab at any desired slant or in any predetermined position at the end edges of the collar. The hook connection and the cemented union supplement each other in resisting the end pull or stresses in attaching the collar to a shirt and when the collar is being used; the cemented union also maintains the alignment of the tab under strain. The tab may extend a considerable distance beyond the end edges 4 of the collar to permit the tab to be flexed easily, and such fiexure and the buttoning of the collar is further promoted by cementing the tab to band 3 only in-the area of tongue 10. In that connection it must be understood that celluloid, or so-called celluloid stock made to resemble linen, is of springy character and not as flexible as a starched linen collar and may be cracked it bent sharply. The tabs are therefore madeseparate and attached as described to promote the life of the collar 1 where attachments must. be made to the 1 shirt, and in Fig. 1 I show a horizontal slot 12 in band 3 above the rear buttonhole 14 to permit the band to be easily fiexedin buttoning operations.

In Figs. 7 to 10 I show a modified form of I jects inwardly and lies between the band Thus, each tab 5 is elongated and made nara' and outer told, thus leaving. the visible surface of the band smooth. In Figs. 12 to 14, the collar band 19 is slotted toreceive an end extension or tongue 20 on a separate tab 21, the tongue being offset toflie in a ioof clifl'erent vertical plane than -the body of the tab-end to .provicle a strain-resisting shoulder 22 when the tongueis inserted through, 51015 20 This tab and tong iemey he cenlenteclTtoopposite sides of the band as inclicatecl at 23' on the tab and at 24. on the band, see Figs. 13 and 14.

What I claim is:

1. A celluloid collar, comprising a neck band having separate buttoning tabs affixed to its opposite ends by cement, and a supple 'menta'ry self-interlocking slot and tongue *connect ion between each tab=anl'=tl1eeorresaneling end 0% thecolla r lllCl Willi-1n the area of the cemented part thereof to provide strainrelieving connecflions 2. A celluloid collar, comprising a neckhand hzi'vinge separate buttonhole field, said Mb having an i'nl'egrafloffset p'orlion-i'n -selfin looking ana strain-relieving connection with seial bzuncl, 't'he offsetjportionofseicl tel) being cemented to one side of the'bancl and eaicl tab being also cemented to the other side of said banal in the area contiguous to saicl connection.

In testimony whereof I efii); my signatine.

ERNEST P. PARSON3; 

